Summary

New Features

Approximately one third of the readings are new!

A pair of new articles in Chapter 3--one on cochlear implants, the other on the clinical management of intersex--addresses difficult medical decisions that parents must sometimes make for their children.

A new section in Chapter 7 discusses research on embryonic stem cells.

A new section on contested therapies within the physician-patient relationship (in Chapter 2) includes an article on cosmetic surgery and an article on the prescription of Ritalin to children with no diagnosable disorder.

Other Editions of Biomedical Ethics

A pair of new articles in Chapter 3--one on cochlear implants, the other on the clinical management of intersex--addresses difficult medical decisions that parents must sometimes make for their children.

A new section in Chapter 7 discusses research on embryonic stem cells.

A new section on contested therapies within the physician-patient relationship (in Chapter 2) includes an article on cosmetic surgery and an article on the prescription of Ritalin to children with no diagnosable disorder.

Summary

New Features

Approximately one third of the readings are new!

A pair of new articles in Chapter 3--one on cochlear implants, the other on the clinical management of intersex--addresses difficult medical decisions that parents must sometimes make for their children.

A new section in Chapter 7 discusses research on embryonic stem cells.

A new section on contested therapies within the physician-patient relationship (in Chapter 2) includes an article on cosmetic surgery and an article on the prescription of Ritalin to children with no diagnosable disorder.